2023 Predictions

[joey B]

Alot of work to do for some teams but worth having a shot at this already!



Premier Division:
1.Shamrock Rovers
2.Derry City
3.Pats
4.Dundalk
5.Bohs
6.Sligo
7.Shels
8.Cork City
9.Drogheda
10.UCD

First Division:
1.Galway
2.Waterford
3.Wexford
4.Bray
5.Treaty
6.Harps
7.Longford
8.Cobh
9.Athlone
10.Kerry FC

Top scorer:Pat Hoban
FAI Cup: Dundalk
First manager gone: Kevin Doherty?!

Find it very difficult to separate the top 2 in both divisions but feels like there is a definitive expectation of who the top 2 will be in both divisions.

Feels like Drogheda and UCD will be fighting it out at the bottom aswell but who knows how Cork will get on in their return.

In the First I think Galway will finally crack promotion,say what you want about Ollie Horgan but he knows how to get out of that division,Waterford seemed to have lost some quality but may well have replaced it with similar and could of course win the league too….

Wexford have signed well and look the 3rd best team to me,don’t expect us to challenge at all and wouldn’t be surprised to see us finish behind Treaty,Longford and Bray ,squads aren’t finished yet so we’ll see how it shakes out….

[culloty82]

Wouldn't disagree with any of your Premier placings, will go for Gaffney as top scorer, and Derry to retain the Cup. As for the First, similar, but Waterford above Galway, Harps before Treaty, and in a wild burst of optimism, Kerry to finish ahead of Athlone.

[Jd2793]

Shamrock Rovers
Derry
Pats

-- Big gap back to the rest imo ---

Dundalk
Shels
Bohs
Sligo
Cork
Drogs
UCD


Dundalk havent really strengthened enough for me, cant see them challenging pats for 3rd. 4-7 is anyones guess. personally dont rate devine as a manager, dont think bohs will be great. sligo have weakened a lot though so it'll give a real chance to bohs/shels to push up the positions. City should be aiming for 6/7th but i think we still lack too much quality up front. Cant see past ucd going down, though i said the same last year.

[Loifan_76]

Good thread. My guesses below. I added the women's league as it'll be interesting this year with Rovers making a return. My UCD prediction is based on massive optimism and shouldn't be trusted!

Premier Division:
1.Derry
2.Shamrock rovers
3.Pats
4.Dundalk
5.Sligo
6.Shels
7.Bohs
8.Cork City
9.UCD
10.Drogs

Womens premier division:
1. Wexford
2. Shamrock Rovers
3. Athlone
4. Shels
5. DLR
6. Peamount
7. Bohs
8. Cork
9. Galway
10. Sligo
11. Treaty

First Division:
1.Galway
2.Waterford
3.Wexford
4.Treaty
5.Harps
6.Longford
7.Bray
8.Cobh
9.Kerry
10.Athlone

[Neish]

Premier Division
1.Shamrock Rovers
2.Derry City
3.Pats
4.Dundalk
(probably a big point margin from here down)
5.Sligo
6.Bohs
7.Shels
8.Cork City
9.Drogheda
10.UCD

First Division
1.Waterford
2.Galway
(Think they above 2 will be significantly stronger than the next 8)
3.Treaty
4.Bray
5.Harps
6.Wexford
7.Longford
8.Cobh
9.Athlone
10.Kerry FC

[RealJohn91]

Premier Division
1.Derry
2.Shamrock Rovers
3.Pats
4.Dundalk
5.Bohs
6.Sligo
7.Cork
8.Shels
9.Drogheda
10.UCD

[ger121]

PD
1.Shamrock Rovers
2.Derry
3.Pats
4.Dundalk
5.Bohs
6.Sligo
7.Shels
8.Cork
9.Drogheda
10.UCD

FD
1.Waterford
2.Galway
3.Harps
4.Treaty
5.Longford
6.Bray
7.Wexford
8.Cobh
9.Kerry
10.Athlone

[placid casual]

Premier Division:
1.Shamrock Rovers
2.Derry City
3.Dundalk
4.Boez
5.Pats
6.Cork
7.Drogs
8.Sligo
9.Shels
10.UCD

First Division:
1.Harps
2.Waterford
3.Galway
4.Bray
5.Treaty
6 Wexford
7.Longford
8.Cobh
9.Athlone
10.Kerry FC

Top scorer:Johnny Kenny
FAI Cup:Bohs
First manager gone: Russell, quickly followed by Caulfield in 1st division

[DCWA]

Shamrock Rovers
Derry
Pats
Dundalk
Sligo
Shels
Bohs
Cork
Drogheda
UCD

No idea about 1st div tbh
FAI Cup… mmm… Derry have never retained the cup so why not now…
Top Scorer… Just about Kenny can’t see there being anyone particularly prolific.
First manager gone…. Devine

[ontheotherhand]

I was almost there last season but had Pats finishing ahead of Dundalk. I fancy them to do a bit better this season based on their signings but wouldn't write Dundalk off pipping them for third again either. This years seems trickier as I don't know much about Cork and I'm not sure anyone outside of Derry, us and Pats have really improved with new signings.

1. Shamrock Rovers
2. Derry
3. Pats
4. Dundalk
5. Shels
6. Sligo
7. Bohs
8. Drogs
9. Cork
10. UCD

Drogs might pip Bohs for 7th. Doherty has them very hard to beat (for us anyway!) and Bohs don't seem to have a full squad yet. Buckley should help them be a bit harder to beat but I'm not sure Williams is going to score enough goals. He scored most of his against them....

Sligo losing Keena is massive but they brought back Mahon which should mean they need less goals. If they add a striker they should be fine.

Derry having Duffy all season should make things a lot closer at the top. O'Reilly will help too and Connolly will have them very hard to beat. Home form critical.

I think we've strengthened overall but look a bit weak at wingback. Should have enough for the league and hopefully cup but not sure I can see us doing any better in Europe.

Cup - Shamrock Rovers, should have won it last year if not for having Derry away right after Gent away. Ifs and buts etc.

Top scorer - McGonigle - having Duffy around all season should help there

First manager sacked - nobody oddly enough. Devine maybe but I'd say Bohs will give him some time.

No idea on 1st division but would like to see Ollie get back up.

[sbgawa]

Premier Division:
1.Shamrock Rovers
2.Derry City
3.Dundalk
4.Pats
5.Sligo
6.Drogs
7.Bohs
8.Cork
9.Shels
10.UCD

First Division:
1.Waterford
2.Galway
3.Harps
4.Bray
5.Treaty
6 Wexford
7.Longford
8.Kerry
9.Athlone
10.Cobh

Top scorer:McGonigle
FAI Cup:Shamrock Rovers
First manager gone: Bradley

[total hoofball]

Premier Division:

1. Derry City
2. Shamrock Rovers
3. St. Patrick's Athletic
4. Dundalk
5. Bohemians
6. Sligo Rovers
7. Cork City
8. Shelbourne
9. Drogheda United
10. UCD


First Division:

1. Galway United
2. Waterford
3. Bray Wanderers
4. Treaty United
5. Wexford
6. Longford Town
7. Finn Harps
8. Cobh Ramblers
9. Athlone Town
10. Kerry

[kksaints]

Premier Division
1 Shamrock Rovers
2 Derry City
3 St Pats
4 Dundalk
5 Bohs
6 Sligo
7 Shels
8 Cork
9 Drogs
10 UCD

Between 3rd and 8th will be very tight but there will be a decent gap between Cork and Drogs. Think we're slightly better than the others in the battle for Europe but there are a lot of unknowns with Dundalk and Cork that make them tricky to predict. Bohs have made some useful signings in attack but that defense doesn't appear strong and is lacking in depth. Keena leaving Sligo is a huge blow and they don't look like they have much in attack. Shels look average but they should be well clear of relegation. Can't see anyway really challenging the top two and I think Rovers have enough with Kenny a big signing. I don't fancy Derry's chances of keeping Duffy and McElenely fit for the full season and they're much less of threat without them.

First Division

1 Waterford
2 Galway
3 Harps
4 Bray
5 Wexford
6 Longford
7 Treaty
8 Athlone
9 Kerry
10 Cobh

Waterford and Galway should be much stronger than the other teams in the division. Think Bray and Wexford have made enough good signings to get to the playoffs. Think Treaty's run of reaching the playoffs will end. Intrigued by Kerry's entry to the league, they should get some wins and could be better than Cobh who I think could really struggle.

Top Scorer-Kenny
FAI Cup- St Pats
First Manager Gone- Henderson
WNL Winner- Shels ( I don't know enough to go through the league team by team but I'm not sure if Shams buying tactics will work this season at least. I'd have gone for Wexford but Ellen Molloy won't be back until the 2nd half of the season and she's a huge loss for them.)

[Knocklyonhoop]

remier Division:
1. Derry
2. Rovers
3. Pats
4. Bohs
5. Dundalk
6. Shels
7. Sligo
8. Cork
9. Drogs
10. UCD

First Division:
1. Waterford
2. Galway
3. Bray
4. Harps
5. Longford
6. Wexford
7. Treaty
8. Cobh
9. Kerr6
10. Athlone

Nowhere near enough to even guess on the Women’s league!

Top scorer:Pat Hoban (if fit. I’ll go with McGonigle if Hoban plays less than 15)
FAI Cup: Pats
First manager gone: Russell
best Euro team: Rovers

[DCSIL]

1 Shamrock Rovers
2 Derry City
3 St Pats
4 Dundalk
5 Cork
6 Sligo
7 Shels
8 Bohs
9 Drogs
10 UCD

Shamrock Rovers to win it with a couple of games to spare. Derry aren't ready yet, Pats have kept most of their side. i always go for a promoted club having a bounce so Cork in Fifth.

1. Waterford
2. Galway
3. Harps
4. Longford
5. Bray
6. Wexford
7. Treaty
8. Cobh
9. Kerry
10. Athlone

Waterford and Galway top two, Harps play offs, and the rest is stick a pin in wherever.

Top Scorer - Mcgonigle
FAI Cup - Derry
First Manager gone - Ian Ryan when Devlin starts taking over

[Calcio Jack]

1 Shamrock Rovers ( by 8/10 points)
2. St Pats
3.Derry
4.Dundalk
5.Cork
6.Bohs
7 Drogheda
8.Sligo
9. Shels
10. UCD

Top scorer Graham Burke
FAI cup Shamrock Rovers
First manager gone Duff
Biggest crowd : 9,000 in Tallaght

[The Bowler]

Premier Division:
1.Shamrock Rovers
2.Derry City
3.Pats
4.Shels
5.Dundalk
6.Bohs
7.Cork
8.Sligo
9.Drogs
10.UCD

First Division:
1.Galway
2.Waterford
3.Wexford
4.Longford
5.Treaty
6. Cobh
7. Bray
8.Harps
9.Athlone
10.Kerry FC

Top Golscorer: McGonigle
FaI Cup: Cork
First Manager Gone: Ian Ryan (after he realises Devo still in charge ?)

[sidewayspasser]

Premier Division
1. Shamrock Rovers
2. Derry
3. St Pats
4. Dundalk
5. Bohs
6. Sligo
7. Shels
8. Cork City
9. Drogheda
10 UCD

First Division
1. Waterford
2. Galway
3. Bray
4. Wexford
5. Harps
6. Treaty
7. Longford
8. Cobh
9. Kerry
10. Athlone

Top scorer: McGonigle
Cup: Derry
First manager gone: Doherty

[thebronze14]

Premier Division:
1.Shamrock Rovers
2.Derry City
3.Pats
4.Dundalk
5.Shels
6.Sligo
7.Bohs
8.Drogs
9.Cork
10.UCD

First Division:
1.Waterford
2.Galway
3.Wexford
4.Treaty
5.Bray
6.Harps
7.Longford
8.Cobh
9.Athlone
10.Kerry FC

Top scorer: McGonigle
FAI Cup: Pats
[COLOR=#333333]First manager gone: Caulfield.[/COLOR]


[COLOR=#333333]Gonna be a slog for Harps I'd say. Happy if we're fighting for playoffs. Waterford and Galway should be off into the distance. Bray have recruited well. Maybe not much strength in depth and I feel the manager could be overrated. A vast improvement on what they had though. Wexford have made some great signings and should do well. Connolly a massive signing for Treaty. They have a recognised goalscorer which is a massive deal in this division. Longford have lost a good few I think. I don't know too much about Cobh or Athlone tbh. Think Kerry will be competitive but be near the foot of the table.[/COLOR]

[nigel-harps1954]

Premier Division:
1. Shamrock Rovers
2. Derry City
3. St Pat's
4. Dundalk
5. Sligo Rovers
6. Bohemians
7. Cork City
8. Shelbourne
9. Drogheda Utd
10. UCD

First Division:
1. Waterford
2. Galway Utd
3. Bray Wanderers
4. Finn Harps
5. Wexford
6. Treaty Utd
7. Longford Town
8. Cobh Ramblers
9. Kerry
10. Athlone Town

Top scorer Premier: Rory Gaffney
Top scorer First: Rob Manley
FAI Cup: Shamrock Rovers
First manager gone: Caulfield